About Pretty Lake
Pretty Lake Camp, Adventure Centre, and Farm is located in beautiful Mattawan, MI. For over 100 years we have provided a cost-free summer camp experience to youth from Kalamazoo County while our Adventure Centre challenges individuals, teams, and organizations to expand their self-confidence, trust, and leadership skills through a variety of outdoor adventure learning activities.
OUR MISSION
Pretty Lake provides life-changing experiences through free summer camp and experiential learning.
OUR VISION
Experiences at Pretty Lake build stronger communities and a more just, inclusive, and compassionate world.
OUR FUTURE
We are committed to strengthening ourselves as the “community’s camp” – a year-round resource for our campers, families, schools, retreat guests and the community at large. True to our founder, Edward B. Desenberg, the core of the organization will be the on-going operation and continuous improvement of all of our programs.
OUR ENDURING VALUES
- Community Focused Service – We remain a Kalamazoo-focused, youth-serving organization.
- Innovative Discovery – We passionately build a place of exploration, thoughtful risk-taking, and discovery for all participants.
- Responsible Stewardship – We act as responsible stewards who care for our physical, financial, and human resources.
- Principled Leadership – We are committed to upholding the highest moral principles to best serve others with integrity, honesty, and respect.
- Authentic Dialogue – We respect open, humble, and sincere two-way communication.
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